| Website | rivet.ironcladapp.com |
| Category | AI / Agent Development |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Pricing | Free (open source) |
Overview
Rivet is an open-source visual IDE for building AI agent workflows. Node-based editor for prompt chains, tool use, and complex LLM pipelines.
Pros
- MIT license
- Visual node-based editor
- Prompt chain debugging
- Tool use integration
- TypeScript SDK
- Completely free
Cons
- By Ironclad (not independent)
- Desktop app only
- Limited deployment options
- Community still growing
- Documentation could be deeper
Verdict
Rivet makes complex LLM pipelines visual and debuggable. The node-based editor lets you see data flow through your prompt chains, tool calls, and conditional logic. When a pipeline fails, you can inspect every node's input and output. For teams building AI agents with complex multi-step reasoning, Rivet makes the invisible visible.